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E-Discovery 101 – – A Refresher on the Scope of Discovery + Boilerplate Objections Sustained

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9, 2024), provides a succinct summary of the scope of discovery under the December 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It – surprisingly – sustained boilerplate objections. Information within this scope of discovery need not be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.” 26; see XTO Energy, Inc.

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“Boilerplate” Objections Are Generally Condemned; Except When They’re Not

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27, 2024), “boilerplate” objections were sustained on the specific facts presented. BOILERPLATE OBJECTIONS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN CONDEMNED Boilerplate objections have generally been condemned. See General Objections, Dracula, and “Whac a Mole” (Apr. In Jacobs v. The Journal Publishing Co., 2024 WL 4333199 (D.

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What Objections May Be Raised to a Subpoena by a Non-Party?

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July 22, 2024), the Court addressed the type of objections that a subpoenaed non-party may make. Both the husband and wife sought discovery from TST. TST objected on, inter alia , lack of relevance and overbreadth. With no other factual predicate to support the objection, it was overruled. In Trusted Sci. &

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Discovery is the Lawyer’s X-Ray; However, an MRI May Not Be Reasonable

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29, 2024), rejected “oceanic” discovery requests, while permitting reasonable ones. The court wrote: “Not surprisingly, discovery in this case, like ‘the course of true love, [has been anything but] smooth.’ The court wrote: “Not surprisingly, discovery in this case, like ‘the course of true love, [has been anything but] smooth.’

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Dilatory Objections to Corporate Designee Topics Were Too Late; “Blanket” De-Designation Request Was Denied

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The State’s newly-minted objections to the deposition topics come far too late , and are not persuasive.” NNI argued that Washington reneged and, as evidence, pointed to Washington allegedly “ignoring” its letter. Washington’s “newly-minted” objection asserted that “the entire notice is overbroad and unduly burdensome….”

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Divorce Complaint Stricken and Testimony Precluded as Discovery Sanction

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June 28, 2024)(unreported), the intermediate appellate court affirmed a discovery sanction in a divorce action. Mrs. Ferko alleged that Mr. Ferko’s discovery responses were inadequate on the issue of marital property. Ferko then filed two more motions to compel asserting that the discovery responses were deficient.

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No Sanction for Discovery Failure in Criminal Case

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In response, “the prosecutor proffered that Sandhu was named in the supplemental discovery documents, which had been disclosed several weeks before the start of trial, but candidly acknowledged that the State had not indicated its intention to call Sandhu as a witness at that time. He asserted self defense. Standford v. Rule 4-263(n).

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